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Lizzi Waldmüller
Lizzi Waldmüller (25 May 1904 in Knittelfeld, Styria – 8 April 1945 in Vienna) was an Austrian singer and actress whose breakthrough to stardom came through her role as Rachel in the Willi Forst movie ''Bel Ami (1939 film), Bel Ami'' in 1939. Waldmüller had her theatre debut in Innsbruck in the 1920s, before finding success in Graz, Vienna and eventually abroad – in Germany. She became renowned through the Paul Lincke song 'Ich bin die Frau, von der man spricht' (I am the woman they're talking about). At the beginning of the 1930s, she played supporting roles next to stars such as Heinz Rühmann, Hans Albers and her husband Max Hansen (tenor), Max Hansen, whom she divorced in 1938. She died on 8 April 1945 in an strategic bombing, air raid in Vienna, Austria, a month before the end of World War II. Her memorial can be found in Friedhof Hadersdorf-Weidlingau, Hadersdorf-Weidlingau, Penzing (Vienna), Penzing, Vienna. Filmography * 1931: ''The Spanish Fly (1931 film), The Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldmüller
Waldmüller is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793–1865), Austrian painter *Hans Waldmüller (1912–1944), German soldier *Lizzi Waldmüller (1904–1945), Austrian actress and singer {{DEFAULTSORT:Waldmueller German-language surnames Occupational surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year Nazi concentration camps, concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events World War II will be abbreviated as “WWII” January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Soviets. * January 9 – WWII: American and Australian troops land at Lingayen Gulf on western coast of the largest Philippine island of Luzon, occupied by Japan since 1942. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * January 12 – The Herero Wars in German South West Africa begin. * January 17 – Anton Chekhov's last play, ''The Cherry Orchard'' («Вишнëвый сад», ''Vishnevyi sad''), opens at the Moscow Art Theatre directed by Constantin Stanislavski, 6 month's before the author's death. * January 23 – The Ålesund fire destroys most buildings in the town of Ålesund, Norway, leaving about 10,000 people without shelter. * January 25 – Halford Mackinder presents a paper on "The Geographical Pivot of History" to the Royal Geographical Society of London in which he formulates the Heartland Theory, originating the study of geopolitics. February * February 7 – The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland, destroys over 1,500 build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Like Maximilian
''A Man Like Maximilian'' () is a 1945 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Karin Hardt and Lizzi Waldmüller.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 It was one of the last films released during the Third Reich and was playing in cinemas during the Battle of Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Lutz. Synopsis When her daughter becomes engaged to a respectable lawyer, her mother is delighted as she sees the fiancée as being like her own husband Maximilian. However, suspicions begin to arise that he may be concealing a secret from them. Cast * Wolf Albach-Retty as Doctor Thomas Hesse * Karin Hardt as Monika, dessen Frau * Lizzi Waldmüller as Alexandra Durran, Sängerin * Fritz Odemar as Maximilian Holten * Hermine Ziegler as Fränze Holten * Norbert Rohringer as Fips Holten * Max Gülstorff as Heinrich Holten * Paul Dahlke as Theaterdirektor Rother * Hannes Keppler as Carol Witt, Tenor * Auguste Pünkösdy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Heesters
Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stage with a career dating back to the 1920s. He worked as an actor until his death and is one of the oldest performing entertainers in history, performing shortly before his death at the age of 108. Heesters was almost exclusively active in the German-speaking world from the mid-1930s and became a film star in Nazi Germany, which later led to controversy in his native country. He was able to maintain his popularity in Germany in the decades until his death. Early life Heesters was born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, the youngest of four sons. His father Jacobus Heesters (1865–1946) was a salesman and his mother Geertruida Jacoba van den Heuvel (1866–1951), a homemaker. Heesters was fluent in German from an early age, having lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night In Venice (1942 Film)
A Night in Venice may refer to: *'' Eine Nacht in Venedig'', an 1883 operetta with music by Johann Strauss II * ''A Night in Venice'' (1934 German film), an adaptation of the operetta * ''A Night in Venice'' (1934 Hungarian film), an adaptation of the operetta * ''A Night in Venice'' (1953 film), an Austrian adaptation of the operetta {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything For Gloria
Everything, every-thing, or every thing, is all that exists; it is an antithesis of ''nothing'', or its complement. It is the totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits, it may refer to . The universe is everything that exists theoretically, though a multiverse may exist according to theoretical cosmology predictions. It may refer to an anthropocentric worldview, or the sum of human experience, history, and the human condition in general. Every object and entity is a part of everything, including all physical bodies and in some cases all abstract objects. Scope In ordinary conversation, ''everything'' usually refers only to the totality of things relevant to the subject matter. When there is no expressed limitation, ''everything'' may refer to the universe, or the world. The universe is most commonly defined as everything that physically exists: the entirety of time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum, and the physical law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamino Gigli
Beniamino Gigli ( , ; 20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) was an Italian opera singer (lyric tenor). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. Early life Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoemaker who loved opera. His parents did not, however, view music as a secure career. Beniamino's brother Lorenzo became a well-known painter. Career In 1914, he won first prize in an international singing competition in Parma. His operatic debut came on 15 October 1914, when he played Enzo in Amilcare Ponchielli's '' La Gioconda'' in Rovigo, following which he was in great demand. Gigli made many important debuts in quick succession, and always in ''Mefistofele'': Teatro Massimo in Palermo (31 March 1915), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (26 December 1915), Teatro Costanzi di Roma (26 December 1916), La Scala, Milan (19 November 1918), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (28 June 1919) and finally the Metropolitan Opera, New York City (26 November 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipwrecked Max
''Shipwrecked Max'' (German: ''Rendezvous im Paradies'', Swedish: ''Skeppsbrutne Max'') is a 1936 Austrian-Swedish drama film directed by Fritz Schulz and Sigurd Wallén and starring Max Hansen, Gull-Maj Norin and Brita Appelgren.Qvist & Von Bagh p.151 The script was written by no less than half a dozen writers, including Börje Larsson. The film was produced in separate German and Swedish-language versions. Such Multiple-language version were common in the first few years of sound film before dubbing became more widespread. The film was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bertil Duroj and Bibi Lindström. Cast Swedish version * Max Hansen as Max Mattsson * Björn Berglund as Sten Sergius - pilot * Gull-Maj Norin as Ann-Kathrine * Brita Appelgren as Bibi * Greta Wenneberg as Karin * Ragnar Falck as Olle - pianist * Gösta Kjellertz as Bo Sanger - Bibi's brother * Ingrid Wiksjö as Operetta primadon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peer Gynt (1934 Film)
''Peer Gynt'' is a 1934 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hans Albers, Lucie Höflich and Marieluise Claudius. It is based on the play ''Peer Gynt'' by Henrik Ibsen. It was one of the most expensive productions made by Bavaria Film and involved location shooting in Norway.Kosta p. 175 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Vollbrecht and Hermann Warm. Cast * Hans Albers as Peer Gynt * Lucie Höflich as Mutter Aase * Marieluise Claudius as Solveig * Ellen Frank (actress), Ellen Frank as Ingrid * Olga Chekhova as Baronin * Lizzi Waldmüller as Tatjana * Zehra Achmed as Anitra * Richard Ryen as Gunarson * Hans Schultze as Schmied Aslak * F. W. Schröder-Schrom as Vater Solveigs * Leopoldine Sangora a sMutter Solveigs * Friedrich Kayßler as Kiensley * Otto Wernicke as Parker * Fritz Odemar as Silvan * Alfred Döderlein as Mats Moen * Mina Höcker-Behrens as Frau Rink * Philipp Veit (actor), Philipp Veit as Landstreicher * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Heirs
''Laughing Heirs'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel.Kreimeier p. 218 It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in the Rhineland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Benno von Arent.The premiere was on 6 March 1933. Synopsis A young salesman may inherit a wine-estate on one condition: he can't drink a drop of alcohol for at least a month. Cast * Heinz Rühmann as Peter Frank * Lien Deyers as Gina, Robert Stumms Tochter * Ida Wüst as Britta Bockelmann * Max Adalbert as Justus Bockelmann * Lizzi Waldmüller as Liane Heller * Julius Falkenstein as Dr. Weinhöppel, Notar * Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * '' Wandering Souls' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
